The Wheel In Space: Episode 4 was broadcast in 1968 at 6:00pm, watched by 8.60 million viewers.

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Planet of the Spiders: Part Three was broadcast in 1974 at 5:40pm, watched by 8.80 million viewers.
Miriam Margolyes is 72 today - credited as Voice of Leaf Bluthereen in The Gift(SJA)

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Ray Lonnen is 73 today - credited as Gardiner in Frontier In Space

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John Abineri (died 2000 aged 72) would be 85 today - 4 credits, including Carrington in The Ambassadors of Death

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Walter Fitzgerald (died 1976 aged 80) would be 117 today - credited as Senex in The Dominators

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Doctor Who Tops April iPlayer Charts
Doctor Who was the most requested programme on the BBC iPlayer for April with over 2 million requests for the second episode of 2013, The Rings of Akhaten.
18 May

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The Crimson Horror - Final Ratings
Full ratings data for the week ending 5th May 2013 is now available and give Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror an official rating of 6.47 million viewers, a share of 31.5% of the total television audience.
18 May

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Matt Smith to stay for Series Eight
Matt Smith has told a newspaper he intends to stay with Doctor Who for the 34th series of the show, the eighth since the return in 2005.
18 May

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The Name of the Doctor: 24 Hours to go
With 24 hours to go until we learn the answer to the question (maybe), here is a roundup of videos and new publicity images to promote tomorrow's The Name of the Doctor.
17 May